Chapter 87: Fury of the Tyrannosaurus
After Yang Xiong and Lin Gong left, a terrifying aura appeared in their previous location. It was clear that two Title Douluo-level powerhouses were fighting, and the area within a few hundred meters seemed to have been destroyed in an instant, with terrifying soul skills being unleashed from time to time.
Lin Gong stared at the distant battle, his eyes filled with hatred, as well as a trace of helplessness.
Yang Xiong asked, "Teacher Lin, the person who attacked you back then... could it have been Juhu Douluo?"
Lin Gong smiled bitterly. "Looks like you figured it out. Yes, Juhu Douluo was the one who tried to steal my soul bone. If I hadn't hidden in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect back then, I'd probably be dead by now."
Yang Xiong seemed to remember something. "Teacher Lin, you once said you traveled together with Long Gong. With both of your strengths, couldn't you handle a Juhu Douluo?"
Lin Gong shook his head. "At that time, Meng Shu and I weren't as strong as we are now. It was exactly because I had this head soul bone that Juhu Douluo came after me. Originally, the three of us were traveling together, but one person was killed by Juhu Douluo. We were all severely injured. After that, Meng Shu and I never spoke to each other again."
Yang Xiong quickly said, "This isn't your fault. If Long Gong wants to blame anyone, it should be Juhu Douluo."
Lin Gong's face showed a hint of helplessness. "Juhu Douluo is not only strong, but he also has the terrifying backing of the Spirit Hall. No one dares to provoke him easily. The person who died back then was trying to save me, so it's normal for Meng Shu to resent me."
"If I hadn't spent all these years in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I'm sure Juhu Douluo would have attacked me long ago. But Juhu Douluo is unpredictable, and he does things in a strange way. I'm not sure if he refrained from attacking me earlier because he feared Dugu Bo. If not, we'd be in real trouble."
Yang Xiong seemed to remember something. "Teacher Lin, haven't you ever thought of getting revenge over the years? Juhu Douluo isn't invincible."
Lin Gong sighed. "Revenge is incredibly difficult. No matter how hard I train, I'm still limited by my foundation from earlier years. These years, my soul power hasn't progressed much. I'm afraid I'll never be able to seek revenge in this lifetime."
Yang Xiong watched the distant battle and couldn't help but feel curious. Would Dugu Bo be killed by Juhu Douluo since he doesn't have Tang San's hidden weapons? After all, their soul power levels are quite different.
"Teacher Lin, after all these years, you've been studying martial souls and teaching at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Have you considered taking on an apprentice who could help you seek revenge in the future?"
Lin Gong chuckled. "I did think about that years ago. But now I've long let go. After all, that grudge is over twenty years old. There's no need to drag young people into it."
Suddenly, Lin Gong's demeanor became serious. "Yang Xiong, I know you have ambition, goals, and potential. You have great talent and opportunities, but you must remember one thing: never reveal your trump cards unless it's absolutely necessary. I made the mistake of revealing mine, and it led to this tragedy. You are still too weak, so don't let your youthful enthusiasm get the better of you."
Yang Xiong nodded seriously. "Teacher Lin, don't worry. I won't reveal my secrets."
After their conversation, the two quickly left. A battle between Title Douluos was not something anyone could safely observe. A moment's carelessness could lead to death.
Yang Xiong had originally planned to do something else, but Lin Gong immediately grabbed him and took him away.
Yang Xiong estimated that Dugu Bo's battle today would likely end in his defeat. Even if he didn't die, he would likely be seriously injured.
As for his Explosive Dragon Claws, they needed to fully integrate with his body. The best method would be to use the spring water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, as the ice and fire powers from the spring might help fuse the soul bones completely, allowing him to use them with peace of mind.
After quickly returning to his dormitory, Yang Xiong began sorting through the spoils of his soul ring hunt in the Sunset Forest.
After absorbing the 4,300-year-old Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus's soul ring, his soul power had reached the peak of level 32, and level 33 wasn't too far off.
At the same time, Yang Xiong had gained a very useful soul skill: Explosive Dragon Fury.
When using this soul skill, his muscles expanded, and dragon patterns appeared all over his body. It was as though he was possessed by the Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus. His attack and defense power were both doubled, and the attacks had an armor-piercing effect, lasting for an hour.
Yang Xiong was extremely satisfied with this soul skill. It was a top-tier enhancement soul skill. With this skill, he felt confident enough to fight against top-tier Soul Lords. If he used all of his trump cards, he might even be able to fight against a Soul King.
Moreover, after absorbing the soul ring that exceeded its age limit, Yang Xiong felt that his body's meridians seemed to have opened up significantly. Although he hadn't reached complete meridian unblocking, his cultivation had clearly reached a new level, and his Yin-Yang Meditation method had become even more refined.
Yang Xiong held a deep blue sphere in his right hand, the Spiral Sphere. At this moment, he was multi-tasking, summoning his martial soul and soul rings, gradually drawing the energy from his third soul ring into the Spiral Sphere. The deep blue sphere slowly began to change, and strands of gold appeared within it. As more energy flowed into it, the originally blue sphere gradually turned golden.
Yang Xiong had carefully considered absorbing the Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus's soul ring. Although the soul skill was enhancement-based, it was clear that the armor-piercing attribute of the soul skill should come from the Tyrannosaurus's golden attributes.
After years of hard training, Yang Xiong's Mind Control had almost reached the sixth layer, the Six-Pointed Heart of Freedom, allowing him to control soul rings and soul power with more precision.
Yang Xiong felt that when the Spiral Sphere turned golden, it seemed to have a strong cutting aura. Its power was much greater than when it was blue.
At that moment, Yang Xiong was multi-tasking, and the energy from his second soul ring began to pour into the Spiral Sphere. The golden sphere began to show a hint of green.
Unexpectedly, when two different energies merged, a strong repulsive force began to emerge. Within minutes, the consumption of the Spiral Sphere increased sharply, and it started to approach a state of collapse.
But Yang Xiong was actually more excited. He had predicted this—when the Spiral Sphere absorbed multiple energies, it would indeed produce explosive effects, much like the "Buddha's Fury Lotus" in a past legendary story.
Currently, with Yang Xiong's control over his soul power and spiritual power, he couldn't fully merge the energies, but he felt that this advanced version of the Spiral Sphere had limitless potential. As his soul power grew and he mastered more energies, the Spiral Sphere would likely become extremely terrifying.
Yang Xiong felt his body undergoing some changes. After absorbing two soul rings, the effects weren't very noticeable, but after absorbing the third soul ring, it felt as though his internal organs were growing stronger.
He didn't know exactly how his first soul ring's spatial attribute had strengthened, but the effects of the second and third soul rings were very obvious. After absorbing the third soul ring, there was no longer any rejection between the two attributes in his body. This was the greatest advantage of a body martial soul—it could integrate various soul rings and energies.
Wood attribute energy corresponded to the liver, which has properties of growth, ascending, and smooth circulation. These matched well with the Wood attribute's growth and ascending characteristics.
Gold attribute energy corresponded to the lungs, which have properties of cleaving, descending, gathering, and cleansing. These characteristics aligned with the Gold attribute's power to cleanse and gather.
After absorbing these two soul rings, these areas in his body seemed to have received a significant boost. Especially after absorbing the Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus's soul ring, Yang Xiong felt a surge of killing intent in his body. His breathing even seemed to carry a certain murderous aura.
Compared to the harmony in the Taiji philosophy, the five elements seemed to have a natural cycle of generation and restriction, containing other rules within.
At this moment, Yang Xiong became increasingly confident about his cultivation plan. If he truly absorbed soul rings from all five elements—Wood, Gold, Water, Fire, and Earth—his body would be complete. Not only would the Spiral Sphere's power increase, but his internal organs would become incredibly strong, possibly even giving birth to energy that could surpass the Douluo world.
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The next morning, Yang Xiong continued practicing the Purple Extreme Magic Eyes with Ning Rongrong. At the level of a Great Soul Master, it was difficult to grasp, but as a Soul Sovereign, Yang Xiong felt a purple aura entering his eyes as the sky began to brighten. The Purple Extreme Magic Eyes seemed to be truly entering the beginner stage.
Originally, Yang Xiong had been behind Ning Rongrong in training the Purple Extreme Magic Eyes, but after his first session, he felt his vision had greatly improved. He could see farther and more clearly, and even multi-dimensionally observe his target's position.
Yang Xiong was extremely excited. It seemed that he had reached the first stage of the Purple Extreme Magic Eyes: Observation, which was the true beginner stage.
Compared to normal martial souls, a body martial soul had a huge advantage. Every time a soul ring was absorbed, it not only improved the body but also the brain and eyes, since the eyes and brain were part of the body.
In this process of improvement, his mental power and eyesight had also been enhanced. In a way, Yang Xiong could be considered a mental-type soul master, and perhaps even capable of pursuing a path of mental power, but he wasn't interested at the time.
Yang Xiong aimed to reach the peak of a soul master's body, spiritual power, blood, and physique through the absorption of soul rings and power, without any weaknesses.
"Rongrong, I've reached the Observation stage of the Purple Extreme Magic Eyes."
Ning Rongrong, standing next to him, kissed him on the cheek. "Xiongzi, you did well. This is your reward."
Yang Xiong laughed. "Isn't this reward a bit too small? I think I should be rewarded a few more times."
Ning Rongrong spat playfully. "Look at you! I reached the Observation stage long before you. Maybe in another year or two, I'll reach the next stage, while you've still got a long way to go. You need to keep working hard."
Yang Xiong laughed. "Rongrong, I went to Sunset Forest yesterday, and I've already absorbed my third soul ring. My soul power has reached level 32."
Ning Rongrong's small face suddenly dropped. "Xiongzi, you absorbed your third soul ring and leveled up twice? I didn't expect you to surpass me so quickly. Does that mean your soul power is now just one level behind Xiaowu, and even one level higher than mine?"
Yang Xiong laughed. "This is the result of my hard work. Otherwise, how could I protect you?"
Ning Rongrong's face softened. "I won't let you surpass me. I have to work hard and reach level 32 too."
Yang Xiong ruffled Ning Rongrong's hair, secretly amused. His training speed was accelerating, and it was unlikely that this little girl would ever surpass him. He hadn't planned to use his elixir for now, as the Tianshou Royal Academy was full of people, and there could be trouble.
It had been over four months since he entered Tianshou Royal Academy. Under such a favorable environment, with resources and simulated environments, as well as the help of soul beast meat, the Shrek team had made significant progress. The one with the most progress was Tang San, who was almost at level 34, very close to level 35.
Dai Mubai had reached level 39 but still couldn't break through to level 40.
Oscar was also at level 32, but as a food system soul master, his progress was relatively slow.
Ning Rongrong was at level 31, having just absorbed her soul ring.
Zhu Zhuqing was at level 29, and Ma Hongjun was also at level 29. Qin Shuang had just reached level 28.
At this point, Yang Xiong and the others were all 13 years old.
But Yang Xiong felt that his gap with Tang San was becoming smaller. When they first enrolled, there was a four-level difference; now, it was only two levels.
However, that day when Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong went to train, besides Yu Xiaogang and Flander, there was an unexpected guest.
(END CHAPTER)
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